Shelby Rae

“Deeply idealistic - a moral people, Adams held, would elect moral leaders - he believed virtue the soul of democracy. To have a villainous ruler imposed on you was a misfortune. To elect him yourself was a disgrace.”

-“The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams” by Stacy Schiff

Shelby's review of Once Was Willem 4/5: In the best way, this was such a unique read! It has a found family vibe that doesn’t fall into the trope catch-all that that is sometimes seen with newer fantasy. It takes place is medieval Engl...

Lots of big book releases today - this is one that I had an eARC of that I really enjoyed!

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This artwork is STUNNING

Everything about this is horrific

Newest arrival from Goldsboro’s GSFF subscription. Any thoughts on this one?
#booksky 💙📚🪐

I don’t love plain black edges, but this is stunning

It does read in an episodic type of way - I love that comparison, I never would have thought of it in that sense!

I’ve been thinking about it constantly since I finished it! So good

I can definitely see what you mean - it took a while for me to have that buy in for Peter. If you give it another shot I hope you like it!

Have you read the Empire of the Wolf trilogy? I think it provides a lot of context to GE, and I would have been pretty lost without it. Also would definitely give it another 50 pages to really give it a fair shake

Grave Empire by Richard Swan

It’s release day for this absolute banger of a book - can’t wait for more in this series
🪐📚 #booksky

When the world is hellish and deeply disturbing it becomes genuinely hard to think about, talk about, books (let alone one’s own books), film, television, artists. We must, though, in and amidst our anger and protests. They must not be allowed to shut down our responses to art. Or to making it.

Audiobook cover for Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman, read by Steve West

Just started listening to this today and hot damn this is metal so far

Three boxes in the back of an SUV, extending to the end of the cargo area.

Three boxes, ends reaching just to the rear of a front seat of a vehicle

The power of a measuring tape and desire not to pay for delivery:

I've stayed in a pretty good mood this week by dissociating from reality

The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

5/20

#dragons // 2018, 2022, 2024

Jade City by Fonda Lee

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

4/20

It’s a rough one for sure!

I can’t say anything without knowing why you’re crying 😢

Shelby's review of Kingdom of Claw (The Ashen, #2) 4/5: For the most part, I have been actively avoiding fantasy romance. That being said, I am still really liking the Ashen series. This does suffer a little bit from slow pacing and a slightly naive...

I don’t usually do a ton of fantasy romance, but I’ve really been enjoying this series!

#fantasyromancebooks
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Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

3/20

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

2/20

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

If anyone with a DoD MWR library card has had verification issues on the Libby app, try it now. It looks as if they’ve fixed the issue!

#Libby

And not in “A Short Stay in Hell” type of way

I don’t remember much about this book, but I do remember my elementary self thinking it was a riot

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

1/20

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